Peregrine Financial Fraud Loss Tops $215 Million, U.s. Says

(Reuters) - Peregrine Financial Group's former chief executive embezzled more than $215 million from customers of his now-defunct futures brokerage, U.S. prosecutors said in court documents filed on Tuesday.

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